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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Amend a Service Provider Agreement with ABT Associates, Inc. to Expand the Scope of Work and Increase Service Provider Agreement Amount by $35,000 for a Total Not-to-Exceed $344,940. (Base Reuse and Economic Development C99300)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Adam W. Politzer, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At the City of Alameda's (City) May 17, 2022 City Council meeting, City Council directed staff to proceed with a guaranteed income pilot program called Rise Up Alameda (Rise Up). The City has an existing Agreement with Abt Associates (which later became Abt Global) (Abt) to perform work under this program including participant engagement and statistically significant surveying and analysis. Following the year one survey work, Abt and staff determined that additional engagement and analysis will be needed by Abt to ensure the year two survey results and storytelling are meaningful. Staff recommends City Council authorize the Interim City Manager to execute an amendment to the Agreement to expand Abt's scope of work to conduct this critical and timely outreach, and to increase the Agreement's not-to-exceed amount by $35,000 for a total Agreement amount of $344,940, utilizing the contingency budget for Rise Up which was previously allocated by City Council.
BACKGROUND
The City Council direction established a guaranteed income pilot program providing $1,000 per month to 150 low-income households over a two-year period. City Council also approved the allocation of $4.6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the pilot program, with $3.6 million to be used for the direct cash payments to program participants.
On November 15, 2022, following a competitive bidding process, City Council approved an agreement with Abt to serve as the program research partner responsible for the quantitative analysis of the program's contribution to the ...
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